Isaiah

■ Content: Yahweh’s sovereign majesty and redemptive love, revealed in his dealings with his chosen people the Israelites, who are destined for both judgment and salvation, in which the nations will also be included

■ Prophet: Isaiah of Jerusalem

■ Date of prophetic activity: from about 740 to 687 B.C. (see 1:1)

■ Emphases: the holiness, majesty, and righteousness of Yahweh; the compassion and saving mercy of Yahweh; the central role of Israel in Yahweh’s plans for the nations and the world; the central role of Zion in these plans; the redemptive role of God’s suffering servant; the glorious final future God has in store for those who are his